Although Liu Fan had already set off in the shortest possible time, the three-day journey was not so easy to catch up. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoWhen Liu Fan led the army to Mian County, he received a news that caught him off guard, and the rogue rebelled!

Liu Fan was not surprised at all by the rebels again, but looked forward to it. But the news he received now made Liu Fan a little distressed. Because the timing chosen by the rogues is too tricky. According to the news from the spies, after passing through the southern plank road in the southwest of Mian County, Liukou suddenly killed the escorted officers and soldiers, and set fire to part of the plank road.

The South Plank Road, also known as the Golden Bull Road or the Stone Cow Road, has been an important passage between Sichuan and Guanzhong since the Qin and Han dynasties. The stone cow road spans between the Qinling Mountains and the Ba Mountain, the mountain peak is dangerous, the ditch is deep and the valley is narrow, the wall of a thousand thousand people stands, the peaks and peaks are stacked, the suspended plank road lies across the cliff, stretches for dozens of miles. It can be said that it is the most difficult road in the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Shu Road is difficult, it is difficult to go to the blue sky! Li Bai's poems describe a part of the Shiniu Road.

Part of the plank road was burned down, which meant that the road ahead was almost cut off, and Liu Fan could only make a detour for hundreds of miles if he wanted to chase the Liukou. And once you make a detour, the delay will not be three or five days. By the time Liu Fan bypassed the plank road, I am afraid that half a month has passed. Such a long time was enough for Li Zicheng and others to escape from Liu Fan's pursuit.

Time also, life also! Liu Fan could only sigh that Li Zicheng's luck was too good, he was so deliberately trying to kill him, but he escaped so easily. The distance between the two armies was too far, and there were lofty mountains and mountains in the middle, Liu Fan felt that it would be futile and meaningless to chase any further. So he ordered the army to temporarily station in Mian County and think about the next move.

Outside the city of Mianxian, the army stretched for miles. The lights were bright in the big tent of the Chinese army in the broken army, and Liu Fan and many officers gathered together, looking at the map in front of them with a sad face and being silent for a long time. After a long while, Wang Pu cautiously broke the calm and said, "Overseer, since there is no way ahead, why don't we retreat!" Anyway, we have already fulfilled the task assigned to us by His Majesty, so why don't we return to Beijing to do his own thing? ”

Liu Fan raised his head suddenly, glanced at Wang Pu deeply, shook his head and did not speak. Although Liu Fan didn't say anything, Li Xiaohu below couldn't help but slap the table and said loudly, "General Wang, what do you mean by this?" What are we coming from the capital for? Isn't it a peaceful day to exterminate the rogues and restore the people of the world? When you encounter such a little difficulty, you are afraid to retreat, do you still have a little bit of military courage? If you want to go, you go by yourself, we will not destroy the army and swear not to return! ”

You think I don't want to go! Isn't it impossible to go? Wang Pu smiled bitterly and hurriedly explained: "Xiaohu, you misunderstood what I meant, let's go from Chenggu to the Carriage Gorge, have I Wang Pu flinched a little?" You know the current situation, what's the use of us just staying? It's just a waste of time! ”

Li Xiaohu snorted angrily: "Sophistry! ”

"Bang" Liu Fan slapped the case and said angrily, "Okay, you two will say a few words." To go or not to go, we have to analyze before we can make a decision. Now that the rogues have escaped from us, we can only take one step at a time, and if there is really no way, we can only take a step back! ”

Liu Fan was angry, and the two of them were suddenly silent, after the battle of the Carriage Gorge, Liu Fan's power became stronger and stronger, even Li Xiaohu, the closest confidant, did not dare to mess with Liu Fan at will. Seeing that the two of them were no longer talking, Liu Fan turned his head to his side and asked, "Sun Liang, what is your opinion on the staff class?" ”

Sun Liang stood up and replied, "Overseer, according to my analysis and that of several colleagues, after crossing the South Plank Road, there are only three ways to go, which are south, west, and north. First of all, the Liukou will not go west, if they go west, once they pass Longnan, it will be the territory of the Mongols and Tibetans, where the mountains are deep and the land is barren, and I am afraid that the Liukou will not go with their temperament. Secondly, it is estimated that Liukou will not go south to Guangyuan, Sichuan. The south plank road is steep and difficult, and there is the danger of the Sword Pavilion, it is difficult to break the Jianmen Pass and enter the hinterland of Sichuan with the current strength of Liukou! ”

Liu Fan couldn't help nodding and said, "Then there's only one way left to go north?" Then why do you think the rogues will go north? What should we do if the rogues do go north? ”

Sun Liang was silent for a moment, then organized his words a little and said, "Overseer, according to our analysis, there are two advantages of Liukou going north. First, the people in Guanzhong have been suffering for a long time, and they do not reject the Liukou, who have a good mass foundation in Shaanxi, Shanxi, and other places. Second, after years of conquest, the local officials in Guanzhong were afraid of the Liukou, and even if they found any traces of the Liukou, they would not take the initiative to encircle and suppress them. Therefore, the rogues will not encounter much resistance in Guanzhong. Third, Guanzhong is relatively densely populated, and many of the wealthy gentry have grain in stock, which is a natural granary and an endless source of soldiers for the rogues who are now greatly damaged in strength and lack of grain and straw. Based on the above points, we conclude that the Liukou will definitely choose to go north! ”

Sun Liang paused, and after everyone had almost digested what he said, he walked to the Ming map hanging in the big tent and spoke again: "Overseer, please see, if the Liukou go north, then there are only three roads in front of them, one is to go west through Luoyang, and then go north to Yuguan to the hinterland of Guanzhong. The other way is to go north to Wuguan and pass through Taibai Town to enter Baoji in the west. The last option is to turn back east, from Hanzhong to Henan, but I don't expect Liukou to choose this route since they have passed through here. If we want to stop the Liukou before they enter Baoji, we must choose one of the Fengxian and Taibai towns as our destination. Which one to choose is up to the Overseers to decide as soon as possible! ”

After listening to Sun Liang's analysis, everyone was silent, and they all turned their eyes to Liu Fan, who was frowning, and at this moment Liu Fan was looking at the map attentively, secretly weighing the pros and cons in his heart. Judging from the route on the map, Liu Fan is more inclined to take Yuguan in his heart, compared with Yuguan, the geographical location of Wuguan is too important, and the imperial court has heavy troops here, and now Liukou is in a hurry to flee for his life, and he will not choose this strong fortress. Suddenly, Liu Fan made a decision in his heart, and said categorically, "Let's go to Fengxian!" Let's go back and prepare, and the army will set off early tomorrow morning! ”

"Yes, Overseer!" Everyone stood up and answered in unison (to be continued.) )